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H. DOLLMAN. MACHINE EUR MINGING MEAT. No. 309,381A 'l Patented Deo. 16, 18,84.

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MACHINE FORMINGING MEAT.

Patented Dec. 16, 1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,381,1dated December 16, 1884.

Application filed January 2li, 18811.

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Be it known that I, HUBER/r DOLLMAN, of Birmingham, in the county of lVarwick, England, have invented a new and useful [niprovement in Machines for Mincing Meat and other Substances, (for which I have obtained an Englishpatent numbered 2,939, and dated July 5, 1881,) of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l, Sheet l, is a side elevation of my improved machine partly in section and part being broken away. Fig. 2, Sheet l, isafront elevation of the same. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a sectional plan view of the same, taken through the line x fr, Fig. 4L, part being broken away. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a sectional front elevation of the same, taken through the line i/ y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is aplan view of thecover of the machine.

rlhe object of this invention is to provide machines for niincing meat and other substances, constructed in such a manner t-hat they will be efficient in operation and convenient in use.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

A represents a stand of convenient height, upon the upper end of which is formed a hollow cylinder or case7 B. The rear end of the cylinder B is closed by aplate C, upon which is formed an outwardly-projecting hollow arm, D, to serve as a longl bearing for the hollow shaft E.

To the hollow shalt F, within the rear part of the cylinder B, and for about halfthe length ofthe said cylinder, are secured knives or cut-` ters F, of such a length that their outer ends willbe close to the inner surface of the cylinder B, as shown in Fig. et. The knives F are slightly curved,and are arranged spirall y upon the shaft E, so as to operate successively upon the substance to be cut. The knives F pass between stationary knives G, the Shanks of which are inserted in a recess in an extension, H, formed upon one side of the rear part of (No model) latrnlerl in FnglnndJuly 1591, No. 53,930.

the cylinder B, where they are kept at the proper distance apart by blocks I, interposed between them,the said k nives and blocks being secured inJ place by a bolt, J, passing through them and through the walls of the eX- tension H, as shown in Figs. 8 and 4.

To the forward part ofthe hollow shaft E is attached or upon it is formed a spiral flange, K, to serve as an Archimedean screw, to feed the eut meat or other substance to the forward end of the cylinder B, and foreeit through the perforations of the plate L, of hardened and tempered steel,secnred to the said forward end ofthe cylinder B. rlhe pcrforations through the plate L are made conical or tapering, and

`with their smaller ends outward, so that the edges ofthe said plate -L at the outer ends of the said perfor-ations will serve as knives to cut the meat as it is forced through the said perforations, and is operated upon by the radial knife or knives M,secured to the forward end of the shaft N, which passes through and revolves in the interior of the hollow shaft E.

To the inner side of the center of the perforated plate L is secured, by screws or other suitable means, or upon it is formed, a hub,O which is made conical, and into a. conical countersink in the end of the hollow shaft E to form a bearing for the said end. The in terior of the conical hub O is made conical, and into it lits the conical enlargement 1) formed upon the shalt N, to give steadiness of movement to the shafts E N. The upper part of the cylinder B and of the recess His left open to give convenient access to the knives F G, and is provided with a cover, Q, haviugahopper, llt, attached to it around an openingin its upper middle part. rFhe perforated plate L and the knife or knives M are covered by a plate, S, having an opening in its lower part for the escape oli' the minced substance. rlhe rear end ofthe tubular shaft E projects a little beyond the tubular arm D, and has alarge band or chain pulley, T, attached to it to receivean endless band or ehain,which also passes around a small band or chain pulley, U, attached to the shaft V, which revolves in bearings in the stand A, and in an arm, AQ, formed upon the said stand, and which has a crank, XV, attached to it when the machine is to be driven by hand, and a band or chain pulley when the machine is to be driven by some other power. The rear end of the shaft N projects a little beyond the end of the hollow shaft E, and has a small band or chain pulley, X, attached to it to receive a band or chain, which also passes around alarge band or chain wheel, Y, attached to the drive-shaft V. Vith this construction, when the shaftV is revolved the hollow shaft E and its knives F and spiral flange K will be revolved with a slow movement, and the shaft N and its knife or knives M will be revolved with a rapid movement.

In using the machine the ineat'or other substance is fed into the machine through the hopper R, is out into small pieces by the knives F G, and is then fed forward by the spiral iiange K, is forced out through the perforations of the plate L, is cut off at the outer side of the said plate L by the knife or knives M, and is discharged through the opening in the plate S into some suitable receiver.

I am aware that a meat-cutterhas been heretofore constructed with a cylinder provided with knives, a perforated end plate,a shaft pass' 1. The combination, with the hollow shaft and cylinder, the screw carried thereby, and the perforated end plate, of the internal shaft, the knife carried at the end thereof, and mechanism, substantially as described, for rotating` the independent shafts at different rates of speed, substantially as set forth.

2. A mincing-machine constructed substantially as here shown and described, and consistiug of the hollow cylinder I3, having stationary knives G, the hollow shaft E, having radial knives F and spiral flange K, the per- .l

forated plate L, the interior shaft N, having HUBERT DOLLMAN.

Witnesses:

Jospin LoNGMoRn, FREDERICK RoBERTs. 

